November 2017

Article Published by: alumni.unc.edu
The University has received the $1 million 2017 Cooke Prize for Equity in Educational Excellence, the largest award in the nation recognizing a college or university for its success in enrolling low-income students and supporting them to successful graduation.
UNC plans to raise

Article Published by: michiganross.umich.edu
The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business announced today that Daniel Pink will be the speaker for the 2017 Joseph and Sally Handleman Lecture Series. The event will take place Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m. at U-M’s Hill Auditorium.
Daniel Pink will present,

Article Published by: Andrewharper.com
The morning was chilly as we drove at a leisurely pace along the deserted Blue Ridge Parkway to Waynesville, a charming town at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina. With cloudlike mist curling out of the range’s deep

Article Published by: Forbes.com
Chances are, a lot of your employees aren’t happy at work. According to a recent Gallup survey, as summarized by CBS Moneywatch, of America’s 100 million full-time employees, 51% aren’t engaged at work – meaning they feel no real connection to their

Article Published by: lifehacker.com
In theory, Thanksgiving should be one of the chillest days of the year; all you do is stuff your face and watch tiny men run across a big green field on the TV. Sadly, that’s just the part of Thanksgiving we fantasize

Article Published by: dothaneagle.com
When Devin Kidner was a child, she looked forward to the box of goodies her aunt sent from England each December.
In addition to chocolates and gifts, the box contained powdered mustard and custard, pickles and other foods that her father needed to

Article Published by: journalnow.com
Dewey's Bakery's history
1930: Dewey's Bakery's history began when Dewey G. Wilkerson opened Dewey's Bakery in downtown Winston-Salem during the Great Depression. It was the area's first all-electric bakery. The bakery occupied several downtown locations, including 114 W. Fourth St., where it operated for

Article Published by: alumni.unc.edu
Five alumni were honored on University Day with the University’s Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus Awards as UNC marked its 224th birthday on Thursday.
University Day, the anniversary of the 1793 laying of the cornerstone of Old East, also featured an address by Gov. Roy Cooper

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Amy Macdonald's passion for Dewey's Bakery cakes is mirrored in her three children.
"My daughter Megan is 7 years old," Macdonald said recently at the Dewey's Bakery at Thruway Shopping Center, where she was buying pink lemonade cake squares. "She is counting the

Article Published by: andrewharper.com
Wealthy, cultivated and gastronomic, Piedmont remains relatively undiscovered by American travelers.
Turin, until 2011 the headquarters of Fiat, belies its reputation as an industrial city by also being notably elegant, with a baroque center that features miles of shopping arcades. An hour south,